Luminous energy transmitter device

• US 4,758,930 A
• Filed: 10/24/1986
• Issued: 07/19/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/1985
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Jaime S. Pomares
• Original Assignee: Jaime S. Pomares
• Inventors: Pomares, Jaime S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jones, Larry
• Application Number:
  US06/922,861
• Time in Patent Office: 634 Days
• Field of Search: 362/32, 362/1, 126/417, 126/438, 126/440, 126/451, 350/258, 350/265
• US Class Current: 362/558
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/0011 with light guides for distributing the light between several lighting or signalling devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/027 between relatively movable parts of the vehicle, e.g. between steering wheel and column devices for measuring, signalling or controlling tyre pressure or temperature specially adapted for mounting on vehicles B60C23/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 11/00 Non-electric lighting devices or systems using daylight roofs with sky-light opening E04D13/03; sun blinds for windows with means for redirecting light onto ceiling of a room E06B9/00; hybrid lighting devices combining artificial and natural light F21S19/00; solar heat collectors F24S; solar cells or solar cell modules H01L31/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 19/005 Combining sunlight and electric light sources for indoor illumination
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 41/24 Light guides
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/02 Diffusing elements; Afocal elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0001 specially adapted for lighting devices or systems lighting or signalling on vehicles using light guides B60Q1/00; lighting devices for vehicle dashboards B60Q3/10; lighting devices for vehicle interior using light guides B60Q3/62; lighting devices mounted on the vehicle rear part using light guides F21S43/235; measuring arrangements having light conducting pointers G01D13/265; illumination of liquid crystal displays G02F1/1336; illuminated signs G09F13/00

Abstract

A luminous energy transmission device, which uses individual wave-guide light conductors, wherein one end of the light conductors meets in a single catchment collector of a focus of electromagnetic waves of wavelength between 400 and 700 nm. The opposite ends of the light conductors flow into individual multi-directional diffuser elements made up of solid, internally microfissured transparent resin or glue and molded into optical emission shapes.

Claims

1. A lighting system comprising a means for collecting sunlight;

an artificial light source;

a means for collecting light from the artificial light source;

means for conducting said sunlight and said artificial light to a prism;

a bundle of a plurality of optical light conductors having one end adjacent to the prism for conducting the combined sunlight and artificial light from the prism, the other end of the optical light conductors in the bundle each having a solid light diffuser element for diffusing and the light conducted from the optical light conductors, said light diffuser element being formed from a transparent material selected from the group consisting of resin and glue, the transparent material having internal microfissures.

2. The lighting system of claim 1, further comprises a means for regulating the amount of illumination emitted by the artificial light source relative to the amount of illumination from the sunlight.

3. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein the artificial light source further comprises a reflector for concentrating the light from the artificial light source onto the means for collecting light from the artificial light source, and means for cooling the artificial light source.

4. The light system of claim 1, at least one of said optical fiber diffuser element further comprises a shutter mechanism for blocking at least a portion of the light exiting the optical light conductor diffuser element.

5. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein at least one of said optical light conductor diffuser element further comprises at least one lens mounted for axial movement relative to the optical light conductor diffuser element for radially diffusing the light exiting from the optical light conductor diffuser element.

6. A lighting system comprising:

a prism;

a bundled plurality of optical light conductors having a first end and a second end, said first end lying adjacent said prism to conduct light passing through said prism;

a light diffuser associated with said second end, said diffuser being formed from a transparent material selected from the group consisting of resin and glue and having internal microfissures which order the light outlet in the form of a focus without making use of reflective elements.